"First there was the dream, now there is reality. Here in the untainted cradle of the heavens will be created a new super race, a race of perfect physical specimens. You have been selected as its progenitors. Like gods, your offspring will return to Earth and shape it in their image. You have all served in public capacties in my terrestrial empire. Your seed, like yourselves, will pay deference to the ultimate dynasty which I alone have created. From their first day on Earth they will be able to look up and know that there is law and order in the heavens."

[Paul Ryan] continued: "Mitt Romney and I believe that America must lead in space. Mitt Romney and I believe we need a mission for NASA, a mission for a space program, and we also believe that this is an integral part of our national security."

urbangirl:What is it with this obsession with space? Does he think he'll somehow be more popular out there?

It's possible that Newt is just a much more complex man than we realized. I mean, we've known for years that he's a terrible human being, the worst kind of hypocrite, amazingly narcissistic, he cheats, he lies, the whole nine yards. That much is known.

Isn't it obvious that at one time it was a lot warmer in Alaska and on the Moon? It wasn't a big pipeline that we've created from Texas and shipped it up there and put it under ground so we can now pump it up?

So let me get this right, Obama is cutting back on a government funded entity to alllow more bootstrappy private sector work, while Mittens, Kittens and a Newt want more government involvement in an enterprise that uses Science, and jobs for the edumicated elitist scientists that base thier work on non creationist dogma.

But TFA sez: "Under a President Romney administration, there would be four space priorities: focusing NASA, partnering internationally, strengthening security, and revitalizing industry.

Muslims live internationally. Headshot.

// also, Muslims were pretty good at astronomy// a thousand years ago...

They still are. Deserts offer the best observation platforms. If we could build more giant telescopes in the Saudi and Iranian deserts, we stand to learn a lot more about the universe

I know, and how cool would it be to be able to see what space is like, what's out there, from the the other side of the globe. I mean, the U.S. makes up like 7% of the earths landmass, so even considering a field of view wider than just straight up we can still only see what, maybe 30-40% of space? I hope Newt runs again in 2016, we need someone like him in the White House to help us reach our potential in space.